Heart of the Castle

Chapter 93 The reason for going to the black market

"Black market and thieves' den?" Hearing the words Sir Grace mentioned, Li Wei couldn't help but frown slightly. A real knight, or a young servant who aspires to become a knight, is absolutely indifferent to places like black markets and thieves' dens. There will be no positive impression.

But Li Wei is not an old-fashioned head who doesn't know how to adapt, he immediately thought of a very important thing.

"Warren, you are the leader of the camp guards now, tell me about the current armed situation in the camp."

Hearing Li Wei's question, Ranger Warren nodded and said, "Master Li Wei, when Fat Huck was in power, there were originally 50 guards in the camp, and 22 of them were adventurers. When the incinerators attacked the camp, 18 people died in battle, and 7 people were seriously burned and have not recovered; among the remaining guards, there were several Fat Huck’s accomplices, who were driven out of the camp together, and their whereabouts are unknown. The camp guards were reassembled by Brother Donna and I, and there are still 50 people in total, but only about 10 of them have combat experience."

"It sounds like the defense force of the camp is really poor. It seems that we still have to rely on alchemy fighters as the main defense force for a while." Li Wei thought distressedly, and asked casually, "How about the weapons and equipment?"

"It's worse, basically it's all broken." Hua Lun's expression seemed to have just taken a big mouthful of salt, and his entire face was wrinkled together. "Lord Li Wei, Fat Huck was so busy searching for supplies that he didn't seriously organize the guarding of this camp. In terms of long-range weapons in the entire camp, there are only ten barely usable hunting bows, which are used to deal with refugees. The robbers are just okay, but they are toys to deal with demons; the weapons used for melee combat are even worse, most of the guards use sickles and sticks, and the few swords are rusted badly."

As early as the first time he came to the refugee camp, Li Wei knew that the guard equipment in the camp was poor, but it was beyond Li Wei's imagination to be in such a mess.The young knight attendant frowned, feeling that things were really difficult.

"Master Li Wei, I think it's better to forget it. Without enough equipment, more training is useless. Turning a group of country bumpkins into qualified fighters is not an easy task." Sir Grace reminded.

"We can go buy weapons." Martha made a suggestion.

"Buy weapons? Now that the disaster is coming, there is an urgent need for weapons everywhere. Not to mention the high prices, there is no way to get equipment in ordinary places." Sir Grace retorted with a sneer.

When Tang Na's beard moved, Li Wei also opened his mouth, and the two said in unison, "Black market!"

"Yes, it's the black market." Warren waved his fist excitedly and said, "There are always various illegal materials in high demand on the black market, and weapons and equipment must also be indispensable."

"But the price must have been prohibitively high," said Sir Grace. "Where are we going to get enough gold coins?"

"Before he died, Fat Huck told me where the wealth he didn't take away was buried, and we still have this." Levi said, pointing to the two heavy silver alloys placed side by side on the ground long sword.

"Mr. Donner and Sir Grace have made a judgment just now. The value of these two long swords is very high. If they find a way to sell them, they should be able to obtain ordinary weapons and equipment that can be used by hundreds of people, right?"

"Impossible!" Donner and Sir Grace blurted out almost at the same time. The veins on the necks of the two were bulging, and they were almost roaring.

"Master Levi, you can't do this!"

"Yes, these two swords are priceless. If they are sold on the black market, they can only be sold for one tenth of the price at most. It is really uneconomical!"

Li Wei smiled slightly, his eyes sharpened.

"Sir Grace, Mr. Donner, don't worry. In my opinion, there is nothing more important than fighting back against the demon's attack, and nothing is more precious than life. These two long swords here can only be armed They are two good fighters, but if you sell them, what you get in return is equipment that can arm hundreds of people! What's wrong with that?"

Sir Grace snorted and muttered, "Just a good fighter? These two swords are precious treasures even in the hands of senior knights who have experienced battles."

Tang Na's expression was much more serious, he took off the magic ring from his finger, and said loudly: "You are right, Master Levi, then I will also offer this ring in exchange for more equipment and Supplies!"

"No need, Mr. Donner, you only have one ancestral ring, but the two long swords are not the only things I can take out." After speaking, Li Wei lifted a heavy bag from behind and put it in the In front of everyone.

The bag was opened, and dozens of heavy silver gun heads and arrows radiated icy light under the firelight.

"This is... God the Father! These things are all made of silver alloy!" Sir Grace blurted out with a shock.

"Take it, Sir Grace, all the arrows in here are for your use." Levi put the bag in front of Sir Grace.

The magic sniper archer could no longer see anything else, he took out an arrow from the bag with trembling hands, put it in front of him and looked it over carefully.

Different from the so-called fine steel arrowheads that have been tempered through thousands of years, this arrowhead is directly cast out of a mold, and the cross-section of the arrowhead presents a standard equilateral triangle.After being skillfully polished, the surface is so smooth that a figure can almost be seen, and the three corners of the arrow reflect the firelight, as if there is a smear of flowing blood condensed on the tip.

The weight of the arrow was very moderate. Sir Grace nodded in satisfaction, picked up the arrow with two fingers, and thrust it vertically towards the ground.The fingers hardly felt any resistance, and the tip of the arrow had already sunk into the hard ground without a sound.

"It's really scary. Even the strongest plate armor can be pierced like cardboard within 50 meters." Sir Grace whispered excitedly, his face turned red.

"Use it carefully, Grace. Considering the value of these arrows, if they weren't inserted into the throats of knights or great demons, I'm afraid they would cry for them." Donner said expressionlessly.

"Of course, of course." Sir Grace became incoherent. He took out the arrows one by one from the bag, counted them, and placed them neatly in front of him.

"...Fifteen, sixteen, a total of sixteen. Mr. Li Wei, are these really all for me?"

"That's right, these arrows are all yours, Sir Grace, I hope you can make good use of them and kill more demons." Levi nodded seriously, then turned to Warren and Martha.

"I remember that Warren, you are good at using spears. I will give you and Martha one of the spear heads here. If you install a wooden pole, it will be a good spear. If there are people in the camp guards who are good at using spears, you can also use them." Consider keeping some more, and the rest, together with these two long swords, can be exchanged for ordinary equipment on the black market."

The two agreed in surprise, and each picked out a gun tip in the bag. This is a good thing made of silver alloy. Sir Grace has tried it just now, and piercing through a wooden board is as easy as piercing a piece of parchment.Warren, who is good at using spears, can't put it down. Although Martha is more accustomed to using daggers, as a qualified adventurer, a simple weapon like a spear can be used with ease.

"Then the matter is decided like this. Tomorrow morning, I, Sir Grace, Mr. Donner, and a Crusader Swordsman, a total of four people, will go to the black market in Dayan Village to have a look. Warren and Martha stayed behind and selected 50 young villagers from the existing militia to prepare for training. If all goes well, we will have enough equipment when we return.”

Li Wei's eyes reflected the bright fire, and he stood up from the ground while speaking.Although his voice still has some immature endings of a teenager, every word is very firm.

"Mr. Donner, come to my residence and let me see if your injured leg can be healed."

Li Wei's last words caused Tang Na's face to show mixed expressions of surprise and surprise. The burly middle-aged man seemed a little dizzy, and he couldn't get up from sitting on the ground for a while.

Sir Grace reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smiling voice: "This is the lord that Roaring Bear has chosen for him, isn't it?"

"...Yes, although Master Levi is still very young, he will definitely grow into a great figure that we can only look up to." Donna looked at the back of Levi walking out of the house, feeling a little emotional in his heart, then turned his head to look at Sir Grace .

"Grace, what do you mean by that?"

"Oh, I've decided, we'll be colleagues from now on, take a look at my longbow or your axe, which one is sharper." Sir Grace said nonchalantly, then looked at Donner who had a somewhat frozen expression, I laughed happily.

(End of this chapter)